Channel limit per universe (Limite canali per univero)

[Alfio]

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Hi everyone, I have a request to make. I have a PixLite 16 MK2 controller, I'm fine. I read around that many people limit universes (510 channels). They only use 100 or 200 channels per universe. I did my show with the universe without limiting them. What does it mean to limit them and not limit them?

Thanks for the advice

---- Original message ----

salve a tutti, ho una richiesta da fare. Ho un controller Pixlite 16 mk2, mi trovo bene. Leggo in giro che molte persone limitano gli universi (510 canali). usano solo 100 o 200 canali per universo. Io ho fatto il mio show con gli univeri senza limitarli. Cosa comporta limitarli e non limitarli? Grazie dei consigli

 

[TerryK]

English please?

Google Translate: "Hello everyone, I have a request to make. I have a Pixlite 16 mk2 controller, I feel good. I read around that many people limit universes (510 channels). they only use 100 or 200 channels per universe. I did my show with the univeri without limiting them. What does it mean to limit them and not to limit them? Thanks for the advice"

 

[Alfio]

You can translate

 

[AAH]

People are lazy is the basic reason why people are using less than 510/512 channels per universe. They have a prop or 2 that uses a 100 pixels or so so they assign that to an output and make that output on it's own universe. It's more efficient for data to use as many channels out of the 512 as possible.

 

[Alfio]

Thanks AAH for the suggestion, every now and then I see someone who does and xlights foresees this option, then doubts arise.

Translated from original message:
Grazie AAH per il suggerimento, ogni tanto vedo qualcuno che lo fa e xlights prevede questa opzione, allora vengono dei dubbi.

 

[Alfio]

Then strange ideas come to mind, like this one. If the controller is able to drive 16320 pixels - 48960 channels divided by 510 (1 universe) total 96 universes. If I limit to 100 channels the universes increase?

Translated from original message:
Poi vengono in mente idee strane, tipo questa. Se il controller è in grado di pilotare 16320 pixel - 48960 canali diviso 510 (1 universo) totale 96 universi. se limito a 100 canali gli universi aumentano?

 

[Skymaster]

Poi vengono in mente idee strane, tipo questa. Se il controller è in grado di pilotare 16320 pixel - 48960 canali diviso 510 (1 universo) totale 96 universi. se limito a 100 canali gli universi aumentano? ( che cazzata)

The limitation on channels comes from the number of universes it'll accept, and the total number of outputs and frame rate.

A controller that's been configured to accept 100 channels per universe, will only support s 9600 channels total, or 3200 pixels. You'd be wasting the additional capacity.
That said, on a 16 channel controller, that is 200 pixels per port. Unless you're loading to over 1000 pixels per port (and therefore accepting you can't do 40fps) then you're never going to hit the upper limit anyway.

 

[Alfio]